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Property management companies in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area
How the Joplin, MO-KS metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #188 of 374 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,875 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 97
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,796
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 property management companies in the Joplin metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Households in the Joplin metro area spend about $1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $12,875 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 3% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Joplin metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,614 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Joplin metro area grew 3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Joplin metro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #188 of 374 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.
How the Joplin metro area compares
The same measures for Missouri and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Joplin metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 97 | 93 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 3,614 | 2,471 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +6.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,875 | $13,809 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,901 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 250
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Joplin metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Joplin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,796+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 79,505
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,851 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $61,901
- Average household income
- $80,895
- Median home value
- $165,500
- Jobs located here
- 85,555
- Daytime population
- 203,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson City, MO | 64 | 10 | 1.7 | 145 | +2.2% | #69 of 374 |
| 2St. Joseph, MO-KS | 53 | 7 | 1.5 | 158 | −2.0% | #156 of 374 |
| 3Joplin, MO-KS | 50 | 19 | 2.4 | 97 | +3.9% | #188 of 374 |
| 4St. Louis, MO-IL | 49 | 266 | 2.3 | 115 | −0.2% | #196 of 374 |
| 5Kansas City, MO-KS | 47 | 243 | 2.7 | 98 | +3.4% | #213 of 374 |
| 6Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 34 | 11 | 2.9 | 83 | +1.7% | #318 of 374 |
| 7Springfield, MO | 32 | 82 | 4.1 | 58 | +5.1% | #334 of 374 |
| 8Columbia, MO | 32 | 38 | 4.4 | 57 | +3.9% | #335 of 374 |
Other business types in the Joplin metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate53
- Real estate agents and brokers52
- Property management50
- Mortgage brokers and lenders47
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area?
There are 19 property management companies on map listings in the Joplin metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1B a year, or $12,875 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 19 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 3% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 79,505 households in the Joplin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Joplin, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Joplin metro area has 2.4 property management companies per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 97, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Joplin metro area would have about 18, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,614 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Joplin, MO-KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Joplin metro area at 208,796 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,505 households. The median household income in the Joplin metro area is $61,901 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Joplin metro area scores 50 for property management companies (upper middle), #188 of 374 scored metro areas.
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